The Effects of IT Management on Technology Process Integration

ABSTRACT

This study examines the impacts of technology management on organization-wide technology integration in an education setting. It uses survey questionnaire responses from education administrators in the southwest region of the United States to evaluate the relationship between technology management and technology integration. Results show technology management significantly and positively influences organization-wide technology integration, infrastructure, and training in an education setting. Additional findings support prior research in other areas that suggest technology-related training and infrastructure positively influence organization-wide technology integration. In a post hoc analysis, we found that training and infrastructure partially mediate the relationship between technology management and technology integration. These findings provide insight into how to achieve technology integration that is relevant to managers, educational agencies, and policy-makers who help develop and implement plans for organizational technology integration. Theoretical and practical implications also are discussed.

Keywords:

• Technology integration
• technology management
• technology infrastructure
• technology training and development
• mediation